Leslie's layoffs, on the record
Every job cut, severance charge and restructuring Leslie's reported in its annual reports, 2023 to 2025, quoted from the filings.
Headcount, as reported
| Annual report | Employees | As of |
|---|---|---|
| 10-K for 2023 | approximately 4,100 employees | September 30, 2023 |
| 10-K for 2024 | approximately 3,850 employees | September 28, 2024 |
| 10-K for 2025 | approximately 3,790 | October 4, 2025 |
Job cuts, severance and restructuring
Our summaryThe company eliminated non-customer facing positions, and the related severance payments and executive transition costs rose by $5.5 million in fiscal 2023.
Word for word“This increase in SG&A was primarily related to a $5.5 million increase in executive transition and other costs related to severance payments associated with the elimination of non-customer facing positions and a $6.1 million increase in connection with the costs incurred from the discontinued use of certain software product subscriptions.” 10-K for 2023
Our summaryThe filing describes executive transition costs and severance from completed corporate restructuring activities across the organization, reported in SG&A.
Word for word“(4) Includes certain senior executive transition costs and severance associated with completed corporate restructuring activities across the organization, losses (gains) on asset dispositions, merger and acquisition costs, and other non-recurring, non-cash, or discrete items as determined by management.” 10-K for 2024
Our summaryThe company reports that it completed corporate restructuring activities across the organization, with related senior executive transition costs and severance included in adjusted results.
Word for word“(5) Includes certain senior executive transition costs and severance associated with completed corporate restructuring activities across the organization, losses on asset dispositions, merger and acquisition costs, and other non-recurring, non-cash, or discrete items as determined by management.” 10-K for 2025
Leslie's filed 2 restructuring notices (Form 8-K, Item 2.05) since 2016. This page shows what the company reported to the SEC, not news reports or state layoff notices.
Read from Leslie's’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2025-12-18. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.